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5.7 Exercise 34

Avg difficulty 2.5

A body of mass m has initial velocity v0v_{0} in the positive x-direction. It is acted on by a constant force F for time t until the velocity becomes zero; the force continues to act on the body until its velocity becomes −v0− v_{0} in the same amount of time. Write an expression for the total distance the body travels in terms of the variables indicated.

OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, 5.7 Drawing Free-Body Diagrams, exercise 34

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